Recommended Reading
Brain Lock
This is a book that the group has read
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The OCD Workbook
This is a book that the group has read
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Tormenting Thoughts and Secret Rituals
* The author of this book has OCD himself.
This book is in the lending library of the OCD Support Group
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Change Your Brain, Change Your Life
This book is in the lending library of the OCD Support Group
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Stop Obsessing
This book is in the lending library of the OCD Support Group
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The Obsessive Compulsive Trap
This book is in the lending library of the OCD Support Group
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The Boy Who Finally Stopped Washing : Amazon Page
The Boy Who Finally Stopped Washing : Atlas books Page
Some Distinctive Qualities of Book:
1) Written by a recovering sufferer who is also a psychotherapist and has treated hundreds of individuals diagnosed with OCD and other anxiety disorders.
2) Provides a comprehensive examination (twenty-five years) of one man's life from the perspectives of different people; therefore offering sufficient context to truly demonstrate how OCD and anxiety treatments and self-help techniques are utilized.
3) Elaborates upon obsessions and compulsions that frequently are short-shrifted.
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Online communities
OCD Tribe, a social community site much like facebook, for people with OCD.Our OCD Support Group's page on OCD Tribe
Testimonals about OCD Tribe & the rest of the webtribe support sites.
Ofear Phobia forum
MDJunction's OCD online support group, A community of patients, family members and friends dedicated to dealing with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, together.
Online therapy program : CT steps (comprehensive therapy steps)
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Interactive Resources
Psych Central, Online OCD Screening Quiz
A research study by the University of Binghamton on people with OCD
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Links to websites with assorted information on OCD
Awareness Foundation for OCD & Related Disorders
Cherry Pedrick RN, Nurse & Co-Author of "The OCD Workbook".
OCD, Doubt, & Other Disorders
Internet Mental Health
Healthline's OCD page
Obsessive Compulsive Foundation
Mayo Clinic, an OCD article
MentalHelp's article on OCD
Mental Health Channel's OCD website with many resources
Frequently Asked Questions About OCD
MentalHelp's Website
Anxiety Disorders Association
Anxiety Treatment Resources
American Foundation for Suicide Prevention
S.A.V.E. Suicide Awareness Voices of Education
American Psychiatric Association
Mental Health America { formerly known as National Mental Health Association }
Freedom from Fear
Internet Mental Health's OCD page
Rogers Hospital in Wisconsin offers an inpatient OCD treatment
Obsessive Compulsive Information Center
Association for the Advancement of Behavioral and Cognitive Therapy
Famous people with OCD
Peace of Mind * offers scholarships to pay help pay for therapy for OCD & anxiety disorders
What a Difference a Friend Makes : Mental Illness : This site is here for people living with mental illness-and their friends. You'll find tools to help in the recovery process, and you can also learn about the different kinds of mental illnesses, read real-life stories about support and recovery.
OCD Hope
OCD Manitoba
Quebec Obsessive Compulsive Disorder Foundation's website
OCD Chicago
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OCD in Children and young adults
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder in Children
A page about OCD in young adults and children
Book Review : "Mr. Worry : A Story About OCD" {Children's Book}
Worry Wise Kids
Lighthouse Press, books on children and OCD and anxiety
Yahoo Group: OCD and parenting
Yahoo Group : Parents of adults with OCD
Book : Teaching the Tiger A Handbook for Individuals Involved in the Education of Students with Attention Deficit Disorders, Tourette Syndrome or Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder by Marilyn P., Ph.D. Dornbush (Author), Sheryl K. Pruitt (Author)
Book : The Everything Parent's Guide to Children with OCD: Professional, reassuring advice for raising a happy, well-adjusted child by Stephen Martin (Author), Victoria Costello (Author)
Talking Back to OCD: The Program That Helps Kids and Teens Say "No Way" -- and Parents Say "Way to Go" by John S. March
Take part in a research project concerned with the sleep patterns of children, both with, and without OCD. To learn more plase click this text to send an e-mail to Laura deSouza, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston.
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Resources
Consumer Survivor Network & Warmline What is a Warmline? A warmline can be defined as telephone contact line that provides information, support, encouragement and referral to consumers of mental health services. It can also provide general information on mental health community activities and referrals for family members and the public at large. According to Daniel Fisher, M.D., Ph.D., Warmlines are a form of social support and complement to hotlines. Indeed, the Mental Health Consumer / Survivor Network (CSN) can testify to how valuable these services are for people who suffer with a mental illness. Many times people are lonely, depressed, or just want to talk to someone; however, they don't feel they are in a crisis. A Warmline provides a safe, secure, confidential place to turn. The primary purpose of a Warmline is to provide support. This can be done by listening, chatting, empowering someone to make changes, problem solving, informing them about the facts of mental illness, and referring to professional help as needed. The Warmline is NOT a crisis line. It is used to encourage people who suffer from mental illness to find ways towards recovery that work for them. CSN has a number of Warmlines in place statewide. Please Click here for more information about CSN and the Warmline. The Warmline number for this area is at 1-877-210-2932 The hours for this Warmline number are Everyday, Weekends and Holidays included, from 5-9Pm.
Click here for the Consumer Survivor Network's website
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The Lakeside Center, located in Minnetonka treats children, teens and adults and offers therapy for OCD, compulsive hoarding, and trichotillomania, among other diagnoses.
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Anxiety Center of Central Minnesota
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Calm Clinic
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OCD Twin Cities OCF affiliate
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Thanks to : CentraCare Health Foundation
And
National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)
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